russia. putin was not in the kremlin at the time and ukraine strongly denies any involvement. a short time ago attacks on ukrainian cities including odesa, kerrherson and a kyiv. one of the drones shot down have the words for the kremlin and for moscow written on them. nic robertson is live for us. what have we learned? reporter: president zelenskyy has set absolutely we do into the attack putin, we do not attack moscow, we defend our own villages, we re struggling with ammunition, so flat out denial coming from ukrainians. overnight of course concerns how would moscow respond to what essentially appears to be completely trumped up allegation that they tried to assassinate president putin. according to one ukrainian official, biggest flight of uav attack drones and missiles that they have seen so far this year, all of them shot down, debris falling in the city. and in the south odesa 15 attack drones fired or sent to that region. 12 of them shot down. three of them landing
great white shark spotted off the beach of a popular vacation spot. and the big announcement from apple. why texting will never be the same again. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening i m tom llamas in for lester tonight, there is an urgent manhunt in philadelphia police there searching for a gunman in a shooting that left at least three people dead, including a staffer at a nearby school for boys who worked with second graders. a second suspect, an 18-year-old, already in custody the mass shooting one of more than 13 over the past 72 hours in the u.s. putting june on pace to be the deadliest for mass shootings this year. it all comes at a time when americans are asking washington what can be done with bipartisan talks on capitol hill a top democrat saying his goal is for a proposal this week gabe gutierrez with a video police are analyzing frame by frame. he starts us off from philadelphia reporter: a party turning into panic on the str
expect from that prime time event. plus, new charges against members of the far right proud boys for their alleged role in that attack. we ll explain what the justice department will have to prove in a case that experts say is difficult to make. and the latest in the debate over gun safety. top negotiators in the senate say a bipartisan deal could be reached later this week. good morning and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, june 7th. i m jonathan lemire. we start with more aggressive action taken by the justice department connected to the january 6th attack on the capitol. the former leader of the proud boys, a right wing extremist group and four other members are facing seditious conspiracy charges. the justice department says enrique tarrio and four of his lieutenants were involved in the plans to storm the capitol and try to prevent congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election. tarrio was not in washington on january 6th. a judge has ordered
in chattanooga, tennessee, sunday morning, two people were shot and killed and at least 14 others wounded near a downtown night club. i m tired of standing in front of you talking about guns and bodies as if there are families whose lives have been shattered forever because once again we had people deciding to resolve their issues with firearms. another shooting overnight at a bar, this one in mess a, arizona. that left two people dead and two more injured. saturday night, at least three people were killed and 11 others injured in a shooting in philadelphia. police say several gun men fired into a crowd there. we re absolutely devastated, devastated by this incident. and we mourn the lives lost and the dozens and dozens of lives affected by this tragedy. that s not all. a drive-by shooting at a graduation party in south carolina left one woman dead and eight people injured, including a child. police say they have recovered about 60 shell casings from the scene so fa
dana: incredible. i m glad to be back with all of you. let me tell you the world over they are amazing and we appreciate you very much. the national average soaring to an all time high of $4.86 a gallon up 25 cents from last week and $2 from a year ago. bill: americans say it will be one of the deciding issues how they vote in november and also concerned about the economy and inflation and crime. the president is under water on the big three issues when it comes to your wallet. dana: i ve been dying to talk about all of this. let s start with peter doocy reporting from the north lawn this morning. hi, peter. good morning. welcome back. white house officials aren t just saying they think things are going well. they are saying they think thing are going well because of them. i have reporters calling me when delta hit, omicron hit, putin went into ukraine saying is that it? will that derail the recovery? and so far you ve seen resilience. that has a lot to do with the